Girls Fight To End Segregated Proms

For most of us, the word "segregation" is something we only know from the history books. So we were definitely shocked to find out that even in 2013, some schools still have separate proms for black and white students.

For years, Wilcox County High School in Georgia has had two separate proms, but this year, four brave girls fought to change that.

According to The New York Times, Mareshia Rucker, Stephanie Sinnott, Keela Bloodworth and Quanesha Wallace worked together to plan their school's first integrated prom. Using Facebook, the high school seniors created a page to raise awareness and ask for donations. As word spread, the page gained over 25,000 "likes" and helped the girls completely fund the event.

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The prom, which was held at a local ballroom, was attended by nearly half of the senior class. Its success has inspired the school board to consider banning segregated proms by next year.

While we hate to see that this is even still an issue, we love that these amazing girls took matters into their own hands and fought for what they thought was right.

What do you think? Have you ever experienced anything like this at your school? Are you surprised that segregation is still happening in 2013? Let us know in the comments below.